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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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